“One hundred green spirit stones!” After some frustrated contemplation, Lu Yu couldn’t help but bid.
Firstly, his bidding could signal that he wasn’t the seller.
Secondly, the Lu family was also highly interested in the Xu family’s core martial technique.
“Hm? The Lu family is bidding? Could it be that the seller of both families’ techniques isn’t the Lu family?”
“It’s possible that Lu Yu is just bidding to confuse others or drive up the price, since the Cao family no longer has the means to bid.”
The crowd quietly exchanged thoughts, suspecting that the Lu family was the mastermind behind the auction of both techniques, making Lu Yu’s bid quite dubious.
At this moment, Xu Yi felt an urge to spit blood in anger. He hadn’t expected the situation that Cao Ting faced earlier to now fall upon him.
Recalling the thrill of being the first to bid on the Cao family’s technique, he grew even more furious.
“One hundred and ten green spirit stones!” Finally, Xu Yi spoke with a grim face.
Although he believed it was highly likely that the Lu family was the seller, deliberately inflating the price, it was only a suspicion, not confirmed. If it wasn’t the Lu family, the Xu family would face a massive loss.
Moreover, if the Xu family’s technique was bought by another, their reputation would suffer greatly.
“One hundred and fifty green spirit stones!” Lu Yu bid again, aware of the previous price for the Cao family’s core technique, directly raising it to one hundred and fifty.
Hearing this, Xu Yi’s face darkened terribly, and he growled, “One hundred and sixty!”
“One hundred and eighty green spirit stones!” Lu Yu’s voice rang out again.
Xu Yi’s expression grew even darker, as cold as eternal ice. Could Lu Yu genuinely want to buy their Xu family’s technique?
Or did he think the price wasn’t high enough and wanted to push it further?
Regardless, Lu Yu’s bidding infuriated him.
“Two hundred green spirit stones!” Finally, Xu Yi shouted in a rage.
This was the highest price he could offer. If he had bid one hundred and ninety, he feared Lu Yu might call out two hundred and actually take the Xu family’s core technique.
So, he had gone straight to the maximum price.
After Xu Yi called out two hundred green spirit stones, the fourth private box fell silent.
The crowd gasped in awe, it seemed two hundred green spirit stones was also the Lu family’s limit, as they didn’t bid further.
At this moment, Cao Ting’s laughter rang out, “Hehe, I still have twenty green spirit stones. If Brother Lu Yu wants, I could lend them to you.”
“Cao Ting!” Xu Yi roared, trembling with rage. Not only could the Cao family no longer compete, but they even wanted to lend green spirit stones to Lu Yu to buy the technique.
He was also surprised, not expecting Cao Ting to have brought twenty more green spirit stones than him.
Had he known, during the Cao family’s technique auction, he would have added ten more green spirit stones to deplete Cao Ting’s funds, preventing him from meddling now.
“Hehe, thank you, Brother Lu Yu, but I don’t need green spirit stones. I just think two hundred green spirit stones is too high a price. Our Lu family also has a mid-level Earth-rank technique, so there’s no need to pay such a steep cost,” Lu Yu said with a smile, declining.
Although the Lu family was eager to acquire the Xu family’s core technique to study and counter their attacks, enhancing their own strength, their current priority was securing the Dragon Saliva Heavenly Pill.
At Lu Yu’s words, Xu Yi and Cao Ting’s eyes narrowed. His words suggested he didn’t truly want the Void Blade Art.
This implied that both families’ core techniques were likely put up for auction by the Lu family.
Lu Yu’s bidding was merely to drive up the price.
With both core techniques returning to their respective families, the Lu family would gain four hundred green spirit stones for nothing, a massive fortune that could significantly boost their strength.
Meanwhile, the other two families gained nothing and each spent two hundred green spirit stones for no gain.
Moreover, after spending such a fortune, they lacked the means to compete with Lu Yu for the Dragon Saliva Heavenly Pill.
Lu Yu had played a brilliant move!
Cao Ting and Xu Yi even considered teaming up against Lu Yu.
However, neither knew that the truly delighted person was in the first private box.
Four hundred green spirit stones! Lin Xiao felt as if he’d been struck by fortune. The most green spirit stones he’d ever had was five.
Now, he had gained so many at once.
Although half would go to Mei Tianmo, two hundred green spirit stones was still a massive sum.
“Uh, for the Dragon Saliva Heavenly Pill bidding later, we’ll use your green spirit stones, no problem, right?” Lin Xiao turned to Mei Tianmo with a grin.
The Dragon Saliva Heavenly Pill was Mei Tianmo’s target, and he didn’t want to use the four hundred green spirit stones and then split the remainder.
To be precise, only three hundred and thirteen green spirit stones remained, as forty were the auction fee for the Wanxiang Pavilion, and forty-seven had already been spent on the Extreme Yin Fruit, which was his personal expense.
These would be deducted by the Wanxiang Pavilion.
Even after these deductions, he would still have one hundred and thirty-three, a considerable income.
“Fine, but if we can’t win the bid, you’ll need to chip in your green spirit stones. After I break through, we’ll collaborate again,” Mei Tianmo said with a sly smile.
Lin Xiao’s expression stiffened slightly, but he reluctantly nodded, “Alright!”
Though unwilling, he figured the Dragon Saliva Heavenly Pill’s price wouldn’t be too high.
After all, the three families’ finances were similar. With Mei Tianmo’s one hundred and eighty green spirit stones, plus perhaps twenty or thirty of his own, it should suffice.
For the sake of future cooperation, he could bear the cost.
On stage, Shi Jindou was grinning so widely he could barely contain himself. This auction would bring the Wanxiang Pavilion a massive profit.
“Hehe, since no one else is bidding for the Void Blade Art, it belongs to the esteemed guest in the third private box!”
Shi Jindou chuckled, waving a hand, and a poised woman stepped forward, taking down the box containing the Cao family’s core technique.
“Congratulations, Brother Xu Yi, for securing the Void Blade Art,” Cao Ting said mockingly, despite his own sour mood.
“Hmph, as if your Cao family is any better!” Xu Yi retorted coldly, his mood at its worst.
“With the Cao and Xu families out of funds, no one can compete with the Lu family for the highlight item. Compared to the two families’ techniques, this highlight item seems less exciting.”
The crowd in the hall whispered among themselves, certain that without the two families’ competition, the Dragon Saliva Heavenly Pill would surely go to the Lu family.
No one dared offend the Lu family, and the starting price of the Dragon Saliva Heavenly Pill was likely unaffordable for most. Yet, just as everyone thought the highlight item would lack excitement, Shi Jindou’s face still bore a radiant smile as he announced, “Next, we will officially auction the highlight item of this event, the Dragon Saliva Heavenly Pill, with a starting bid of one hundred and fifty green spirit stones.”
“One hundred and fifty green spirit stones!” The crowd gasped. Was Shi Jindou raising the price because the Lu family had no competition?
Logically, the Dragon Saliva Heavenly Pill’s price should be similar to the two families’ techniques. Now, it was starting at one hundred and fifty green spirit stones.
